▲ 760 ▼ Trump administration blames Obama after Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 2 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments Blaming Obama for his failed 16+ million dollar attempt at entering the algae-based bio fuel industry. How sad.
[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 13 points 2 months ago (2 children) I used to be into aquariums, and now I'm wondering how big a plecostomus could grow if released into a tank of that size? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago It would probably get cooked. It's very shallow water with a very dark bottom now. That's a lot of surface area to absorbed heat compared to the water it holds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) How deep is the reflecting pool, and how bad do winters get there? I would suggest nerite snails instead, mostly so assholes don't try to catch and eat the plecos. Edit: Someone else here suggested daphnia. I dunno why I didn't think of that first, that's much more sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) Less than 2 foot deep and it gets cold enough in the winter to freeze solid for ice skating although the NPS hates when people do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Only gets hard enough to skate if we're really lucky. Usually isn't even frozen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Wow I would have thought it would freeze quickly since it's so shallow. I remember within the last couple years when the majority of the Potomac was frozen solid and people were walking all the way across. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 months ago SNAILS ARE GOOD EATIN' TOO permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago It would probably get cooked. It's very shallow water with a very dark bottom now. That's a lot of surface area to absorbed heat compared to the water it holds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) How deep is the reflecting pool, and how bad do winters get there? I would suggest nerite snails instead, mostly so assholes don't try to catch and eat the plecos. Edit: Someone else here suggested daphnia. I dunno why I didn't think of that first, that's much more sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) Less than 2 foot deep and it gets cold enough in the winter to freeze solid for ice skating although the NPS hates when people do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Only gets hard enough to skate if we're really lucky. Usually isn't even frozen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Wow I would have thought it would freeze quickly since it's so shallow. I remember within the last couple years when the majority of the Potomac was frozen solid and people were walking all the way across. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 months ago SNAILS ARE GOOD EATIN' TOO permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) Less than 2 foot deep and it gets cold enough in the winter to freeze solid for ice skating although the NPS hates when people do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Only gets hard enough to skate if we're really lucky. Usually isn't even frozen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Wow I would have thought it would freeze quickly since it's so shallow. I remember within the last couple years when the majority of the Potomac was frozen solid and people were walking all the way across. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Only gets hard enough to skate if we're really lucky. Usually isn't even frozen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Wow I would have thought it would freeze quickly since it's so shallow. I remember within the last couple years when the majority of the Potomac was frozen solid and people were walking all the way across. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Wow I would have thought it would freeze quickly since it's so shallow. I remember within the last couple years when the majority of the Potomac was frozen solid and people were walking all the way across. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 months ago SNAILS ARE GOOD EATIN' TOO permalink fedilink source parent